Galatians 3
- 1O foolish Galatians, who has put a spell on you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been clearly shown as crucified among you?
- 2This only I would learn from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
- 3Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?
- 4Have you suffered so many things in vain? If it is indeed yet in vain.
- 5He therefore who ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
- 6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
- 7Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
- 8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed.
- 9So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, who believed.
- 10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse. For it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
- 11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident. For, The just shall live by faith.
- 12And the law is not of faith. But, The man who does them shall live in them.
- 13Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. For it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.
- 14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
- 15Brothers and sisters, I speak in the manner of men. Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls it, or adds to it.
- 16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to your seed, who is Christ.
- 17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot cancel it, that it should make the promise of no effect.
- 18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise. But God gave it to Abraham by promise.
- 19What purpose, then, does the law serve? It was added because of lawbreaking, till the seed should come, the one the promise was made to. And it was put in place through angels in the hand of a mediator.
- 20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
- 21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness should have been by the law.
- 22But the scripture has shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
- 23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
- 24Therefore the law was our guardian to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- 25But after that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
- 26For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
- 27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
- 28There is no Jew or Greek, there is no slave or free, there is no male or female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- 29And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Galatians 3 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVO foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
GIGAKJVO foolish Galatians, who has put a spell on you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been clearly shown as crucified among you?
KJVThis only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
GIGAKJVThis only I would learn from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
KJVAre ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
GIGAKJVAre you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?
KJVHave ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
GIGAKJVHave you suffered so many things in vain? If it is indeed yet in vain.
KJVHe therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
GIGAKJVHe therefore who ministers to you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
KJVKnow ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
GIGAKJVKnow therefore that those who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
KJVAnd the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
GIGAKJVAnd the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed.
KJVSo then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
GIGAKJVSo then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, who believed.
KJVFor as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
GIGAKJVFor as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse. For it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
KJVBut that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
GIGAKJVBut that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident. For, The just shall live by faith.
KJVAnd the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
GIGAKJVAnd the law is not of faith. But, The man who does them shall live in them.
KJVChrist hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
GIGAKJVChrist has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. For it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.
KJVThat the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
GIGAKJVThat the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
KJVBrethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
GIGAKJVBrothers and sisters, I speak in the manner of men. Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls it, or adds to it.
KJVNow to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
GIGAKJVNow to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to your seed, who is Christ.
KJVAnd this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
GIGAKJVAnd this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot cancel it, that it should make the promise of no effect.
KJVFor if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
GIGAKJVFor if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise. But God gave it to Abraham by promise.
KJVWherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
GIGAKJVWhat purpose, then, does the law serve? It was added because of lawbreaking, till the seed should come, the one the promise was made to. And it was put in place through angels in the hand of a mediator.
KJVIs the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
GIGAKJVIs the law then against the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness should have been by the law.
KJVBut the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
GIGAKJVBut the scripture has shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
KJVBut before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
GIGAKJVBut before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
KJVWherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
GIGAKJVTherefore the law was our guardian to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
KJVBut after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
GIGAKJVBut after that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
KJVFor ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
GIGAKJVFor you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
KJVThere is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
GIGAKJVThere is no Jew or Greek, there is no slave or free, there is no male or female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
KJVAnd if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
GIGAKJVAnd if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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